Versemonger

n.

A writer of verses; especially, a writer of commonplace poetry; a poetaster; a rhymer; -- used humorously or in contempt.

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Requisitive

a.

Expressing or implying demand.

Hypnotic

n.

A person who exhibits the phenomena of, or is subject to, hypnotism.

Sciot

n.

A native or inhabitant of Scio.

Harlequinade

n.

A play or part of play in which the harlequin is conspicuous; the part of a harlequin.

Leaf-nosed

n.

Having a leaflike membrane on the nose; -- said of certain bats, esp. of the genera Phyllostoma and Rhinonycteris. See Vampire.

Fringe

n.

The peristome or fringelike appendage of the capsules of most mosses. See Peristome.

Advisedness

n.

Deliberate consideration; prudent procedure; caution.

Rattle

v. i.

To make a clatter with the voice; to talk rapidly and idly; to clatter; -- with on or away; as, she rattled on for an hour.

Fahlband

n.

Same as Tetrahedrite.

Husk

n.

The supporting frame of a run of millstones.

Letter

n.

One who retards or hinders.

Hermeneutic

a.

Alt. of Hermeneutical